Wherefore my bowels shall sound like an harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kir-haresh.
Isaiah 16:11 stands in the first part of Isaiah, chapters 1 to 39, which gathers single prophecies and historical accounts given during Isaiah's active public work as God's messenger to the rulers and people of the nation, first published separately at different times and on different occasions and afterward collected together. Within that collection it belongs to the burden concerning Moab, one of the prophecies found in chapters 13 through 23. The verse expresses deep inward grief and sorrow for Moab and for Kir-haresh. That inward grief is likened to harp music, a harp-like lament expressing compassion.
Isaiah 16:11 stands in the first part of Isaiah, chapters 1 to 39, which gathers single prophecies and historical accounts given during Isaiah's active public work as God's messenger to the rulers and people of the nation, first published separately at different times and on different occasions and afterward collected together. Within that collection it belongs to the burden concerning Moab, one of the prophecies found in chapters 13 through 23. The verse expresses deep inward grief and sorrow for Moab and for Kir-haresh. That inward grief is likened to harp music, a harp-like lament expressing compassion.